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If an IC wants to cosponsor a FOA, it can negotiate a revision with the sponsoring IC. Refer to Section VII. Agency Contacts within the FOA for the IC contact.

If an IC wants to sign on after a FOA is published in the Guide or after a FOA has moved into Status 4 in the NIHGPS, it must issue a notice of participation in the NIHGPS.

Each IC has an internal process for determining whether it will co-sponsor a FOA and how much money it will contribute. At NIAID, the Executive Committee must review and approve all proposed co-sponsorships.

After peer review, participating organizations determine which applications to fund, how they will be funded, and who will fund which applications. To make changes to an application's assignment, see the NIAID Request for Assignment Changes From CSR SOP.

Program Officers

If you have an initiative that could or should be co-sponsored, discuss this with your division's leadership.

Often you will identify these opportunities when you develop a concept.

If you agreed to co-sponsorship during initiative development, include this information in your draft FOA under Components of Participating Organizations.

If other ICs are interested in the initiative, follow the guidance for cosponsored RFAs and PAs in NIH's OER Policy Announcement 1997-03. Sponsoring and co-sponsoring ICs should do the following:

Define support mechanisms, such as R01 or P01, to be used.

Use the same application preparation guidelines, review criteria, project period, and budget limits so the application can be assigned to any of the sponsors and ensure a similar initial peer review process. If they cannot agree to the above, senior officials will resolve issues with the director of the NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, Office of Extramural Research.

When you receive notification of a potential shared-interest FOA:

Determine whether there is overlap with your programmatic responsibilities, and if so, whether you want to co-sponsor the FOA.

Follow division procedures for processing co-sponsorship requests.

Provide monetary commitment letter for an RFA or a PA with set aside funds.

Program Division Coordinators

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